Police Scotland issued 25 fixed penalty notices over the weekend to people flouting the regulations introduced in a bid to stop people from spreading coronavirus in public places.
Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme he thought it was "strong evidence of how these extraordinary powers have had an impact in such a short space of time with communities across Scotland".
Mr Graham said: "We've also received a significant number of calls firstly from people asking how do we comply with these regulations and secondly reporting people they felt were breaching them. "We responded to those calls to make sure we could again explain why it was important, encourage people to comply with